K. L. Rahul

K. L. Rahul

Rahul at the Sydney Cricket Ground in January 2015
Personal information
Full name Kannur Lokesh Rahul[1]
Born (1992-04-17) 17 April 1992
Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Batting style Right-handed
Role Batsman; Occasional wicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 284) 26 December 2014 v Australia
Last Test 17 November 2016 v England
ODI debut (cap 213) 11 June 2016 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI 15 June 2016 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no. 11
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–present Karnataka
2013, 2016-present Royal Challengers Bangalore
2014–2015 Sunrisers Hyderabad (squad no. 11)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC T20Is
Matches 10 3 46 5
Runs scored 572 196 3963 179
Batting average 33.64 196 52.84 89.50
100s/50s 3/1 1/1 12/15 1/0
Top score 158 100* 337 110*
Balls bowled - - 168 -
Wickets - - 0 -
Bowling average - - - -
5 wickets in innings - - - -
10 wickets in match - - - -
Best bowling - - - -
Catches/stumpings 16/0 3/0 49/0 1/0
Source: Cricinfo, 02 September 2016

Kannur Lokesh Rahul (born 18 April 1992), commonly known as KL Rahul and also as Lokesh Rahul, is an Indian cricketer who plays for India national cricket team in international cricket, and Karnataka in domestic cricket. A right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, Rahul played for India at the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Rahul started his international career making his debut against Australia in the 2014-15 Test series at Melbourne. In his second Test match at Sydney, he scored 110, his maiden Test century. He became the first Indian to score a century on One Day International debut, scoring 100* against Zimbabwe on 11 June 2016 at Harare Sports Club.[2] He is only the third Indian batsman to score a century in all the three formats of International Cricket. He is also the second fastest international batsman in Twenty20, and fastest Indian in all the formats, to score a century (100 for 46 balls),[3] scoring 110* for 51 balls against West Indies on 27 August 2016.[4][5] Rahul is the only batsman to reach the score of 100 with a Boundary on his maiden centuries in all the three formats of the International cricket.

Domestic career

Rahul made his debut in the 2010-11 season, playing first-class cricket for Karnataka. He made his debut in Indian Premier League in 2013, playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore.[6]

Playing for South Zone in the final of the 2014–15 Duleep Trophy against Central Zone, Rahul scored 185 off 233 balls in the first innings and 130 off 152 balls in the second. Although his contribution went in vain with South Zone losing the match by nine runs, his efforts earned him the man of the match award and selection to the Indian Test squad for the Australian tour in December 2014.

Against Uttar Pradesh in the 2014–15 Ranji Trophy, Rahul became the first triple-centurion for Karnataka in first-class cricket on 30 January 2015, scoring 337 off 448 balls at Bengaluru. His knock included 47 fours and 4 sixes. He also made 188 runs in the final against Tamil Nadu and finished the same Ranji season with an average of 93.11 in the nine matches he played.

International career

After an excellent domestic season in 2014, Rahul was picked in the Indian Test squad for the Australian tour. He made his Test debut in the Boxing Day Test beginning on 26 December 2014 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He replaced Rohit Sharma and was handed over the Test cap by MS Dhoni. He came to bat at number 6 and made 3 runs in the first innings. In the second innings he played at number 3 and made only 1 run. He retained his place for the fourth Test played at Sydney Cricket Ground. He opened the innings with Murali Vijay and made 110 runs, his maiden international hundred.

He was a part of the 15-man squad for the tour of Bangladesh in June 2015 but later withdrew due to dengue fever. He then made a comeback into the Test team in the first Test of the Sri Lankan tour after Murali Vijay was ruled out due to a hamstring injury. But he did not show any progress as he got out early in both innings for less than 10 runs. In the second match of the series, Shikhar Dhawan lost his place due to injury and was ruled out of the rest of the tour.

Rahul replaced Dhawan and made his second Test century, 108 runs from 190 balls, which included 14 fours and 1 six. India went on to win the match to level the series and Rahul was named as the man of the match. His wicket-keeping skills came in handy, when Wriddhiman Saha got injured. Rahul took a catch to dismiss Angelo Mathews in the second innings.[7]

He was named in the 15-man squad to tour Zimbabwe in 2016. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on 11 June 2016 and scored a century, becoming the first Indian cricketer to do so on debut.[8][9] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on 18 June 2016.[10] He was dismissed for a duck, the first time an India batsman has been out first ball in a T20I match.[11]

He was picked in the Indian squad for the four-test tour against West Indies in 2016. Rahul played in the second Test at Jamaica and scored a strokeful 158, his highest Test score. In the process, he became the first Indian opener to score a century in his debut Test in the West Indies.[12] In the first match of the T20I series in the United States, he scored a century off 46 balls in a losing cause, the second fastest ever and third by an Indian.[13][14]

IPL career

Rahul was a part of the IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013. In 2014, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 1 crore at the auction. In the 2016 season he returned to the Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Personal life

Rahul was born on 18 April 1992 to Dr. K. N. Lokesh and Rajeshwari at Mangalore. He was raised in Mangalore and moved to Bangalore at the age of 18 to concentrate on his cricket career. Rahul's father Dr. K. N. Lokesh is a professor and Head of Department of Civil Engineering at the NITK, Surathkal, and mother Rajeshwari is a history professor at Mangalore University.[15][16]

Rahul's father, who was a big fan of Sunil Gavaskar, wanted to name him after Gavaskar's son, but mistook the name of Gavaskar's son "Rohan" as "Rahul".[17][16] Rahul's father said in an interview that Rahul started playing cricket at the age of 11.[15]

International centuries

Test centuries

KL Rahul's Test centuries
S.No. Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year Result
1 110 2  Australia Australia Sydney, Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 2015 Drawn
2 108 4  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium 2015 Won
3 158 6  West Indies Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica Sabina Park 2016 Drawn

One Day International centuries

KL Rahul's One Day International centuries
S.noRunsMatch Against City/Country Venue YearResults
1 100* 1  Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club 2016 Won

Twenty20 International centuries

KL Rahul's Twenty20 International centuries
S.noRunsMatch Against City/Country Venue YearResults
1 110* 4  West Indies United States Lauderhill, America Central Broward Regional Park 2016 Lost

International awards

Test cricket

Man of the Match awards

No. Opponent Series Match Performance Result
1  Sri Lanka 2nd Test – India in Sri Lanka in 2015 1st innings: 108 (190 balls, 13×4, 1x6); 1 ct.
2nd innings: 2 (3 balls) ; 1 ct.		  India won by 278 runs.[18]

ODI cricket

Man of the Series awards

No. Opponent Series Season Match Performance Result
1  Zimbabwe Killer Cup - Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe ODI Series 2016 196 (3 Matches, 1×100, 1×50); 3 Ct.  India won the Series by 3-0.[19]

Man of the Match awards

No. Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1  Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare 11 June 2016 100* (115 balls: 7x4, 1x6); 1 ct.  India won by 9 wickets.[20]
2  Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare 15 June 2016 63* (70 balls: 4x4, 2x6); 2 ct.  India won by 10 wickets.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Lokesh Rahul". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "India vs Zimbabwe 2016: KL Rahul creates history on ODI debut". ABP Live. 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  3. ↑ "Lokesh Rahul joins Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma in elite company". India Today. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "In Stats: India Lose T20 But Rahul, Binny, MSD Enter Record Books". Quint. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "RECORD: KL Rahul hits fastest T20I century by an Indian". abplive.in. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Cricbuzz profile of Lokesh Rahul"
  7. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2015/content/story/911249.html
  8. ↑ "India tour of Zimbabwe, 1st ODI: Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Jun 11, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "India 173/1 (42.3 ov, KL Rahul 100*, AT Rayudu 62*, H Masakadza 0/19) - Match over | Live Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  10. ↑ "India tour of Zimbabwe, 1st T20I: Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Jun 18, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Chigumbura's blitz, Rahul's golden duck on T20I debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "KL Rahul becomes first Indian opener to score ton on debut in West Indies". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Most runs, most sixes, and two seriously quick hundreds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Bravo magic seals one-run win in 489-run T20I". espncricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  15. 1 2 "Boxing Day Test: Who is KL Rahul?". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  16. 1 2 "Rahul's dad, a Gavaskar fan, happy son is selected for Aus tour as opener". Rediff. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  17. ↑ "Steady climber Lokesh Rahul reaches the top with trip Down Under". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  18. ↑ "Pakistan vs. New Zealand Basin Reserve, Wellington, Jan 15, 2011".
  19. ↑ "India tour of Zimbabwe, 2016".
  20. ↑ "India in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2016 - 1st ODI Scorecard".
  21. ↑ "India in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2016 - 3rd ODI Scorecard".

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